Інсценізація історичної епопеї Богдана Лепкого “Мазепа” та її втілення у Тернопільському академічному обласному українському драматичному театрі ім. Т. Г. Шевченка

Abstract

У статті висвітлені питання, пов’язані з інсценізацією історичної епопеї Богдана Лепкого “Мазепа”. Розкрито особливості постановки трагедії “Мазепа. Сповідь перед людьми і часом” у Тернопільському академічному обласному українському драматичному театрі імені Т. Г. Шевченка, розглянуто режисерські новації у сценічному втіленні прозового твору.

В статье освещены вопросы, связанные с инсценизацией исторической эпопеи Богдана Лепкого “Мазепа”. Раскрыты особенности постановки трагедии “Мазепа. Исповедь перед людьми и временем” в Тернопольском академическом областном украинском драматическом театре имени Т. Г. Шевченко, рассмотрены режиссерские новации в сценическом воплощении прозаического произведения.

The article expresses the issue associated with the stage version of the Bohdan Lepky’s historical epic “Mazepa”. The place of B. Lepky, as a writer, citizen, in the history of Ukrainian culture has been determined. The article touches upon his the historic epic “Mazepa”, which play the leading role in establishing the figure in the process of national revival. It has been illustrated that the creative work of the writer was a direct response to the national and liberation processes taking place in Ukraine at that time, it reflected the wide range of national feelings of the Ukrainian people. Analysed the formation of Ukrainian theater of twentieth century is reflected through the prism of work of writer B. Lepky. A valuable document in this context is the memoirs of G. Luzhnytsky, dedicated to the production of the historical drama “Motrya” and “Baturyn” on the Ukrainian stage. Relations between playwright G. Luzhnytsky and writer B. Lepky are considered. With the proclamation of Ukraine’s independence, the dramatization of the works of B. Lepky entered the repertoire of many domestic theaters. Great merits in returning the legacy of the famous writer belong to writer B. Melnychuk. In 1990, he began work on the creation of a play on the epic B. Lepky “Mazepa”. In the article the work of Ukrainian drama through B. Melnychuk the prism of their work “Mazepa” mastering theatre and art groups in Ukraine. Analysed panoramic of their stage incarnations and relevant issues. Mentioned stage version of the historical epic “Mazepa” and her embodiment in the theaters of Drohobych, Dnipropetrovsk, Ternopil, Kopychyntsi. In the article the features of raising of drama of B. Melnychuk “Mazepa. Confessions before people and times” on the stage Ternopil academic regional ukrainian dramatic theater the name of T. G. Shevchenko by O. Mosiychuk. A producer found the original way for a stage embodiment of play. It is characterized his basic artistic achievements and innovative research in directing and acting. He created appearance of I. Mazepa, which became one of the best on the Ukrainian stage. Authors of the play “Mazepa. Confessions before people and time” were able to successfully reflect the entire storyline of the novel B. Lepky. They showed events that have a symbolic significance in the historical epic. At the same time, the main characters of the performance are also deeply symbolic. Mazepa is an example of a state figure, Chuikevich – a devoted slave, Orlyk – Hetman’s follower, Motrya – a Ukrainian woman-patriot, Maria-Magdalena – a symbol of Ukraine’s mother, Lyubov Khvedorіvna – an example of the domination of personal interests over the state. Thus, the ideological aspect of the work is revealed. The musical design of the play by O. Mosiychuk is especially impressive. The director successfully used the talent of well-known bandure player D. Hubiak. The performance of the performance by O. Mosiychuk not only demonstrated the director’s innovations in the stage design of the prose work through the symbolism of words, images, subjects, genre scenes, but also showed great progress in the cultural and artistic life of Ternopil region as a whole.